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Attention, Spoiled Software Engineers: Take a Lesson from Google’s Programming Language
Many of today’s programmers—excuse me, software engineers—consider themselves “creatives.” Artists of a sort. They are given to ostentatious…
The Eternal Truth of Markdown
Markdown became a core part of how I wrote. The simplicity and flexibility meant I would live the…
Inside the Cult of the Haskell Programmer
At the same time, I understood almost immediately why Haskell was—and still is—considered a language more admired than…
How I Became a Python Programmer—and Fell Out of Love With the Machine
The difficulty with any new programming language is the sharp learning curve, all that drudgery and bashing your…
JavaScript Runs the World—Maybe Even Literally
Lex Fridman has done many long interviews on his popular podcast. Even so, the episode with the legendary…
Google’s Deal With StackOverflow Is the Latest Proof That AI Giants Will Pay for Data
Last year Stack Overflow became one of the first websites to announce it would charge AI giants for…
Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control
Bock says the shift is partly due to mass layoffs; employers are more able to flex their muscles…
AI Tools Like GitHub Copilot Are Rewiring Coders’ Brains. Yours May Be Next
Many people—like, say, journalists—are understandably antsy about what generative artificial intelligence might mean for the future of their…